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Caterpillar and Mosquitos

Papilionidae

Photo by Juan DiTrani
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

This caterpillar is been bitten by three mosquitos (midges), two on the sides of the "head" and one on the "tail"

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Interaction between different species of Arthropods
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Mimetic Animals of the World
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Caterpillars and larvae of the World
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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Arthropods parasitised by other arthropods
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PublishedAugust 14, 2014

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